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Abstract: Objective To construct a nomogram prediction model for prognosis of primary biliary
cholangitis (PBC). Methods Clinical data of 283 patients with PBC admitted to Beijing Ditan
Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2023 were
collected through the inpatient medical record system and followed up. The patients were divided
into endpoint event group (62 cases) and non-endpoint event group (221 cases) based on whether
endpoint events occurred, and the general data of the two groups were compared. Patients
were randomly divided into the modeling group (199 cases) and validation group (84 cases)
at a 7∶3 ratio by RStudio software. Univariate Cox regression and Lasso-Cox multivariate
regression analyses were performed to identify prognostic factors for patients in the modeling
group, and a nomogram model was constructed accordingly. The discriminative and predictive
performance of the model was evaluated using the concordance index, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve. Meanwhile, the clinical utility of the model
was assessed via clinical decision curve analysis. Results Lasso-Cox regression analysis
indicated that direct bilirubin (DBil) was an independent risk factor for the prognosis of
patients with PBC (HR = 1.008, 95%CI: 1.000~1.016, P = 0.049), while platelet (PLT) was
a protective factor (HR = 0.988, 95%CI: 0.983~0.993, P < 0.001). The concordance index
of the modeling group was 0.759, which was 0.795 in the validation group. The areas under the
ROC curve of the nomogram for predicting 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates in the
modeling group were 0.749, 0.786, and 0.802, respectively; which were 0.786, 0.886, and
0.858 in the validation group, respectively. The calibration curves of the modeling group
and validation group showed that the actual observed results were highly consistent with the
nomogram-predicted results, indicating good calibration of the model. The clinical decision
curve indicated that the nomogram model had certain clinical utility. Survival curve analysis
revealed a statistically significant difference in endpoint-free survival rates between high
risk and low-risk patients (Log-rank χ 2 = 13.7, P < 0.001). Conclusion The nomogram
model constructed with PLT and DBil as indicators could effectively predict the endpoint-free
survival of patients with PBC.
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